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• Multilateral Affairs / Protected Areas Directorate / Canadian Wildlife Service
• Supporting policy development on protected and conserved areas and related matters.

Haliburton, Ontario, Canada

• Completed a benthic biomonitoring project for Lake Kashagawigamog Organization
• Collected and analyzed lake benthic samples following OBBN protocols to assess lake health
• Completed report interpreting the results and presented a poster at an online public event

Burlington, Ontario

• Conducted Ecological Land Classification surveys, identified wild Ontario flora for long-term vegetation monitoring efforts
• Collected field data for ongoing invasive plant management programs
• Entered and verified field data into excel spreadsheets and contributed updates to the organization’s ongoing invasive plant species “watchlist”
• Planned and co-hosted a willow identification workshop
• Engaged visitors at a public event using an interactive educational display about herbaria

Peterborough, Ontario

• Prepared a baseline inventory and tree planting project plan for the rehabilitation of a vacant land parcel on the Otonabee River in the City of Peterborough, to become a new public park
• Applied project management skills to meet deadlines and maintained effective communication throughout the project with all necessary parties

Hamilton, Ontario

• Responsible for the set-up and maintenance of timing equipment and computers on race day; used computer software to accurately time outdoor sporting events and present results
• Communicate openly with race directors and volunteers throughout each race day
• Required to troubleshoot and provide race participants with solutions to any concerns

• Created an Invasive Species Management Action Plan for the Ken Reid Conservation Area, as part of a student researcher team
• Identified and inventoried locations and abundance of populations of terrestrial invasive plant species within the property

Hamilton, Ontario

• Created the digital layouts of the paper using QuarkXPress and Adobe Photoshop to prepare them for printing while adhering to strict deadlines
• Maintained accurate and detailed weekly and monthly event calendar listings
• Managed entry of weekly content onto company website

Master'S Degree, Bioenvironmental Monitoring & Assessment

• Sample of courses: Environmental Policy, Communicating Science, Data Analysis for Environmental Professionals, Geomatics

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Environmental Science

• Sample of courses: Wilderness Management, Climatic Change, Environmental Health, Environmental Toxicology, Environmental History.

Ecosystem Management Technologist Diploma, Environmental Studies

• Assumed leadership responsibilities as co-chair of an environmental conference planning committee • Presented a poster at the National.

Ecosystem Management Technician Diploma, Environmental Studies

• Program focused on developing an understanding of ecosystem processes and the environmental issues caused by human activities that.

General Arts And Science Certificate, Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

• Program provides students with experience and knowledge in a variety of subjects to guide them in deciding the direction of their career.